Swami Christananda Brahmanadi is honored to be an initiate in the Silver Violet Maitri Swami Order. Swamiji, (Fr. Bryan Rice) is an Independent, Progressive Catholic Priest, yogi, shaman, and Zen Bodhisattva Initiate ordained in valid lines of apostolic succession through the Liberal and Old Catholic Churches. Also, he is a contemporary mystic visionary committed to the cosmic cause of helping others in deepening awareness of their inner divinity, "remembering" and "awakening" to Oneness with The Supreme Loving God and all of creation, and embodying the universal anointing of Christhood. Bryan has been on a spiritual journey, a quest of Self-Realization, since he was fifteen. An avid student of Mysticism, Metaphysics, Spiritualism, Deliverance, and Spirit Releasement, he is gifted in discerning spirits, is a bio-energetic healer, a Kundalini Reiki Master Healer, Zen Reiki Master Healer, and a shaktipat deeksha giver. He is a publisher and founder of The GodSelf-Realization Temple of the New Humanity and Project New Humanity Communications. He is the published author of various poetic works, two fictional works and most recently,  “Kundalini Power Surge, Spinal Wine & My Manna of Samadhi”, preceded by "Why They Stay and What They Can Do: A Study in Earthbound Spirit Activity". In digital distribution are his first two audio volumes of a series called "Silencing a Thousand Barking Dogs." Bryan has received a Masters degree in Divinity and a doctorate in Apostolic Philosophy.

He is executive producer/host for "Transcendental Realization Radio" on Blog Talk Radio.  His daily sadhana consists of Hatha, Power, Vinyasa Flow, Kundalini, Raja, and Gyana forms of Yoga, and is a soon-to-be Kriyaban.

In 2001, he experienced a life-altering influx of Ecstatic Light and Divine Love, igniting a spontaneous shift into awareness of being in intimate union with Spirit and the Divinity of "All That Is" (The "Allness"). Bryan was extremely humbled by this Transfigurative-Samadhi awakening, coming to know the Divine Life within and at that point, fully realizing that the Real Divine Presence was never outside of him, but was an innate reality that was unveiled. This experience of immense grace and Illumination ignited a state of bliss that was all pervading for many years, inspiring massive creative and artistic endeavors.  In the present, Bryan realizes that true “Enlightenment” is not only found in “peak” experiences of higher consciousness (not just "astral phenomena" and "psychism"), but by simply removing the perceptual blocks to the awareness of Love by living in the sacred heart space, bringing “Presence” and “Stillness” to each conscious breath and all mundane tasks of day to day living.